Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio

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Location of Pricetown, Ohio

Pricetown is an unincorporated community in eastern Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States. [1]

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History

It was platted by Elijah, David and Jane Faris, along with Alexander Murphy on April 13, 1847, and named for Common Pleas Judge J.W. Price of Hillsboro. [2] Its mail service is from Lynchburg.[ citation needed ] The community is on State Route 131 near the headwaters of the Oak Creek. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pricetown
  2. Highland County, Ohio - A Pictorial History: Celebrating 200 Years, pg. 65
  3. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 76. ISBN   0-89933-281-1.

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